Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] [subord] his [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He only played when his grandmother was out . |
| 2 | Four of their Lordships held that ‘ in furtherance ’ referred only to the subjective state of mind of the defendant and that he so acted if his purpose was to help the parties in the dispute to achieve their objectives and if he honestly and reasonably believed his actions would do so . |
| 3 | Between his eighth and twelfth years , he was at four Plymouth schools , and then , not even on a regular basis ; he only attended when his grandmother could get together the few pence required to pay his fee . |
| 4 | The eldest brother refused to have his hands tied but coolly watched as his brother 's carcase was rolled away . |
| 5 | He finally snapped when his wife Hayrieye , 62 , returned to his flat early in the morning with other relatives and stayed up watching TV until 5am , said Neil Saunders , prosecuting . |
| 6 | We know this , firstly , because KC was perfect at understanding the meanings of words spoken to him ( as tested by word-to-picture matching ) and , secondly , because KC always knew whether his attempt at a repetition was right or wrong . |
| 7 | This was his father 's mistress , and he often wondered if his mother knew as well . |
| 8 | The words said one thing , but the tone of Luke 's deep voice said entirely the opposite , and Fran shot him a withering look , then winced as his hand tightened around hers in a painful warning . |
| 9 | Meryl accompanied her feeble joke with a grimace , then stared as his face blanched over a period of seconds , and his fork hovered aimlessly between plate and mouth . |
| 10 | She blushed furiously , then moaned as his finger found the centre of one breast and a million sparks flew to every corner of her body . |
| 11 | But he loved mischief , and he rarely considered whether his schemes made sense . |
| 12 | He never cared if his feet were wet or dry . |